The Ukrainian Air Force Command announced, on August 14, its intention to replace the current L-39 Albatros trainer aircraft, with secondary combat capability, with a program that would include the acquisition of EMB-314 turboprop trainer aircraft. Super Tucano manufactured by Brazilian Embraer .
The Super Tucano was intensively evaluated during a visit by a delegation from the Ukrainian Air Force to Brazil in 2019, and its pilots concluded that, the Super Tucano can replace the aging L-39 combat training aircraft.
Ukraine; Air Force interested in acquiring Super Tucanos from Brazil